It's Christmas timeThere's no need to be afraidAt Christmas time, we let in light and we banish shadeAnd in our world of plenty we can spread a smile of joyThrow your arms around the world at Christmas time

But say a prayerPray for the other onesAt Christmas time it's hard, but when you're having funThere's a world outside your windowAnd it's a world of dread and fearWhere the only water flowing is the bitter sting of tearsAnd the Christmas bells that ring there are the clangingchimes of doomWell tonight thank God it's them instead of you

And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas timeThe greatest gift they'll get this year is life(Oooh) Where nothing ever growsNo rain nor rivers flowDo they know it's Christmas time at all?

(Here's to you) raise a glass for everyone(Here's to them) underneath that burning sunDo they know it's Christmas time at all?